Aedes alboannulatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Aedes |
| Subgenus: | Dobrotworskyius |
| Species: | A. alboannulatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aedes alboannulatus (Macquart, 1850)
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Aedes alboannulatus is a mosquito species of the genus Aedes that is native to Australia.
Distribution
Aedes alboannulatus is widely distributed across southern Australia, occurring in both coastal and inland regions of southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and southern Western Australia.[1]
Disease transmission
Laboratory studies have demonstrated that Aedes alboannulatus can carry the Murray Valley encephalitis virus, a flavivirus present in parts of Australia.[2] However, it is a poor vector compared to species like Culex annulirostris and Aedes sagax.
References
- ^ "Species: Aedes alboannulatus". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ Kay, B.H.; Fanning, I.D.; Mottram, P. (1989). "The vector competence of Culex annulirostris, Aedes sagax and Aedes alboannulatus for Murray Valley encephalitis virus at different temperatures". Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 3 (3): 329–337. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2915.1989.tb00484.x.